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Constitution?

Noel — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:05:19 +0000

Must watch! This is scary. We had come to expect stuff like this from G. W. Bush, but not Obama. He did vote for the renewal of the KGB act, so we can’t expect too much.

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From an EFF post:

Again, the gulf between Candidate Obama and President Obama is striking. As a candidate, Obama ran promising a new era of government transparency and accountability, an end to the Bush DOJ’s radical theories of executive power, and reform of the PATRIOT Act. But, this week, Obama’s own Department Of Justice has argued that, under the PATRIOT Act, the government shall be entirely unaccountable for surveilling Americans in violation of its own laws.

This isn’t change we can believe in. This is change for the worse.

We need a government that isn’t constantly trying to get around the Constitution.

Update 2009-04-09

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FISA Amendments Act

Noel — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:43:02 +0000

Aaarrgg! The senate just passed the FISA Amendments Act. The version passed includes immunity from prosecution for telecom companies assisting in illegal wiretapping of americans. Both Indiana senators (Bayh and Lugar) voted yea. Obama voted yea. McCain didn’t vote.

Second Amendment

Noel — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:49:38 +0000

It looks like at least part of the Bill of Rights will survive the Bush administration. Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment is an individual right. Now we just need them to eliminate the KGB Act. (Officially known as the USA PATRIOT Act.)